Hello, everyone. Welcome back.
Thank you so, so much for joining me.
I have another reaction video today or, you know, looking
at TikTok's video, we should call it.
Yeah, so I'm going to look at some things,
look at some stuff that you've all tagged
me in, see what is going on. Should you try it?
Should you not try it? Who knows?
These are just for fun and a little
bit of education. As I always say,
or I keep trying to remember to
say, creativity and individuality have no rules.
But makeup most definitely has a theory.
And these videos are for people who want to learn
that. Perhaps some of these "for entertainment purposes only"
videos don't quite work for you
in your real everyday makeup routine.
And we can go through why.
Or maybe you bought a product that went viral and
it was sh*t and we can go through why.
I'm here to save you time,
I'm here to save you money.
Also, looking at my face right now,
I've tried a few new products.
That's why I'm a little bit patchy everywhere.
So I will be using the YouTube shorts feature
to post, like, quick product reviews from now on.
So you can kind of see what's good and what isn't.
Because I do get a lot of products.
So, yeah, she would just get straight into it.
Let's do it.
"Okay, so in College, I took a makeup and design for
the stage class, and our instructor, Emma, taught us how...
I think her name is Emma.
She taught us how to set our face with just like
a puff and some setting powder and a wet paper towel.
We would have a bunch of lines like on our face,
like we would, you know, it was stage makeup, so it had like a bunch of crazy sh*t.
Like I remember one time I was an owl
and we would, like, set it like that.
And she would run her finger down
our face with a bunch of pressure
and if it was done correctly, nothing
came out like, it was set perfectly.
So I want to see if that still works.
Okay, so literally, you just take your puff and
put like, a ridiculous... I can't f*cking talk today,
but a ridiculous amount of powder all over.
Like, just work that b*tch in.
It looks like I have a beard.
This is just a Ben Nye neutral set.
I love all Ben Nye powders.
Okay, I know this looks insane, but if it works
the way I remember it, it's like a super easy
way to really lock your f*cking makeup in.
Okay, let me finish.
Okay, I'm done.
I'm pretty sure like, we didn't brush it off.
We just set it in until it looked kind of neutral.
So... oh, there's a couple of spots on my nose. Hold on,
I can't see.
Okay yeah, I'm pretty sure we just did that.
I don't remember if we, like, brushed it off or not.
I don't remember.
Should I Google it?
I feel like we left it.
I feel like we left it. Okay.
I'm just going to leave it.
Okay, I'm going to grab a wet paper towel
and I'll be back.
Okay, so now that it's mostly set, I just have a damp paper towel.
And from what I remember, you just,
like, push it into your skin.
Let me finish doing that.
Okay, so I just patted it in, like, all in my face.
And I think it works because there's no makeup
on this after me, like, going like this.
So, I think it's going to work.
Obviously, there's a bunch of
powder here, but... hold on.
All right, my finger is clean.
Let's see.
Okay, like, barely anything, b*tch.
I mean, I feel like that's not bad for no setting, like anything.
Like, well, you can set it.
But for no setting spray...
Stop, I like it.
Okay, so let's talk about this because there's
a few different ways we can go.
Let me re-centre myself. Okay. Straight up,
yes, that is going to work.
Also...
Okay, no, let's start from the beginning.
This is a very old technique that was used.
I have a brush somewhere, I don't know where it is.
If you're familiar with Besamé Cosmetics, they make
some of the most incredible vintage inspired makeup.
They do a brush which is like this huge...
It looks like a hairbrush.
But obviously the bristles aren't a hairbrush
it's like a makeup brush.
I have to put the picture... I can't, I don't know where I've put it.
I'll put it up and show you, I have one.
And these used to be used because way back in the
day for stage, for film, they used to do that, shove
powder over the face and really pack it in.
And yeah, just get it everywhere.
Then they would use this big brush to brush over
the whole face and, to remove the powder, basically.
So they did brush it away.
Almost like
baking, unfortunately.
The only difference is you wouldn't
leave it on for that long.
You would, like, push it into the skin.
The only thing is and, with that method, and
the same with baking, it won't look nice a
few hours later unless there's somebody there to keep
touching it up, to keep redoing things.
And actually, when I did... what video was it
I did? I need to find it because
somebody sent me a picture of their grandmother
getting married back in the 50s
I think it was, early 50s, and it was
actually the method that she used for her foundation.
And you can actually see it on a lot of
older pictures where the skin looks slightly crusty and crumbly.
And it's from that method, it's where the skin
has just been going all day and the powder's
started to dry out a little bit.
Here's another thing, though.
If we go on the other hand, other side.
When you dampen a powder or wet a powder,
it sets rock, like clay almost, I should say.
And it will stay.
However, if you are using a powder
with color, so not a translucent powder, you might run the risk of the color
deepening, slightly, and it being the wrong shade.
So, there's so many different things. And I'm not a
fan of setting spray, but this is the only time.
So if I'm doing a full face of
powder foundation, for example, on myself, I used
to use powder foundation all the time.
I would use one and a half
depending on the variations the powder
gave me or shade, shades lighter than my own skin tone
because I knew I'd go crazy with like a mist or...
just anything wet and then let it dry, fan it dry,
and then it will be set for hours.
But then having oily skin, you know, oil comes through and it's
a way to make it last a bit longer.
So, long story short, I can't see why
this wouldn't work with a translucent powder.
Depending on what translucent powder you use. There are
some ones which are like finely jet mild.
There are some ones that are more silicon based powders which
are going to look
terrible if there's like a flash or
lighting, or... it's just going to look very, very strange.
So the Ben Nye one she was using, Ben
Nye is a great brand for like stage things
and it doesn't look like 'blurring something powder.'
You don't want to use anything like that.
So I can't see why that wouldn't work.
Just do be careful.
I would still stay away from the baking area
under the eyes because that's going to look sh*t.
It's still going to look like baking.
But I don't see why that wouldn't work.
Maybe I'll try it, see what happens. Okay.
"I wish I knew about this hack earlier.
I'm talking about a hack for your under eyes to
stop creasing after you apply concealer throughout the day.
That usually happens to me pretty much all the time.
By the end of the day, my concealer has
to crease, even if it is a little bit.
And then I just go in with my fingertip,
tap a little bit just to remove the creases.
But this one, my friends, I'm talking about this.
You need the tiniest amount of this before
you go in with the corrector, very tiny.
Let me show you how much. This much.
I haven't done this part of my under eye just to show you how I apply it.
Also, do not forget to tag your
friend who needs to see this.
And don't forget to save this video just in case
you want to come back and see the product.
So this is how much I take.
I apply a little bit underneath the eyes, especially where
I know I have the most creasing and I leave
it for about 10 seconds for it to set.
And then I go ahead and correct
my under eyes and do the concealer.
Let me do that and let me show you.
The corrector and concealer is done. And if you want to
know what corrector and concealer I use, I've
already made a video about it.
So either I'm going to tag the video
with this video or I'm going to mention
the video in the comment section down below.
So next time you apply some NYX
eyeshadow base on your eyelids, don't forget
to apply before you apply the concealer."
Okay, Am I recording? Yeah. Oh, thank God.
Okay. Yes, let's talk about this.
This is something I recommend all the time.
I actually made a video about it.
It was when I first got my first puppy,
so three years ago, and she looked so small.
Check out the video because I also go through the
method, but it's basically what you just did there.
Now, again, yes, it works.
But here's the deal, right?
So let's say, for example, my favorite primer to
use on the eyelid is the Sigma eye primer,
because, one, it's quite tacky and quite dry and
my eyelids are very oily and eye bases we
want to use to stop that oil coming through.
So perfect for the eyelid.
Oil breaks down makeup,
we don't want it.
However, under the eyes, the key to it creasing is, most
of the time, is either the texture of the eye,
which we can't help, or a lack of hydration.
The texture here in your lid and how greasy and oily it is, is
drastically different to this, complete opposites.
We're dryer under here. And I don't mean dry
by all our skins are flaking off and it's, you know,
a horrible whatever. But, you need to be careful.
So the one she used in
that video, in particular, is great,
the NYX one because it's a little bit more fluid-like.
The one I used in my video was The Revolution...
Do they still make it?
I don't even know if they still make it.
Because it's an eye primer,
it does its job as a primer, but it also is
a little bit more fluid like and a little bit more
hydrating is the wrong word, but it's not as dry.
So you want to keep the under eyes still hydrated
and with a little bit of moisture, and you don't
want to dry it out because that will lead to
more creasing. Because then, if you were to then go on
top with powder, you're then instantly sucking up all that
moisture, absorbing all that moisture, and then lines are going
to come straight back.
So I tend to stay away or shy
away from setting the under eyes completely.
Just a light dusting,
a light dusting of powder is all you need.
Other great primers to use under the eye without
creasing would be like the Rare Beauty one, which
has a tiny bit of color, but it's not
completely, you know, skin like, it's not dry.
And then anything that is a little
bit more like slippery in texture.
Yeah.
"This is an instant skin blurring cream
that they use on Euphoria.
So it's by Indeed Laboratories and it's called Nanoblur.
Okay, let's see what this is all about.
Let's zoom you in to really see this in action.
Okay, let's try that much.
It literally...
It literally blurred... hold on.
This happened so fast. I'm so shocked at the results.
Ready for the before and after?
Oh, my God. I am literally so shocked at what it did to my skin
I Googled it. So this formula is the original skin blurring cream on the market.
And it works. I am...
still shocked."
Okay, let's talk about Nanoblur.
I don't know if they changed the formula recently
because I used it a few months ago.
I was like, oh, this doesn't feel the same.
Me and my friends used to use this when we were
like... I don't know, like... I can't remember how old.
It mattifies the skin.
It does take away shine.
In terms of blurring the
skin, I have to... it's comparable to Porefessional.
I wouldn't say it's much of a blur,
you can still see things.
By the way I'm reacting to this one because
I have seen Nanoblur a lot recently because everyone's
like, oh Euphora.
But it's... it's great at...
matt... it mattifies.
And especially on a platform like TikTok, where you
can see, there's the upload quality isn't so great.
Pores randomly appear and disappear.
When you mattify on camera, it blurs.
In real life, not so much.
You can see in her Tik Tok at the
end, you can see where the face kind of
just looks more matte rather than blurred.
You can use it on top of makeup,
you have to be extremely careful.
It is a good product, and if you haven't used it before,
it is kind of like, oh my God, that's kind of crazy.
But to me it's just
comparable to something like Porefessional.
"Did you know you're supposed to wet the Beauty Blender?
Yeah, you are supposed to wet the Beauty Blender.
But to be fair, I do feel like there are
a lot of things to make up that people don't
really explain because they think it's just general knowledge.
So I'm going to tell you everything
that you may not know about makeup
that everyone just assumes everyone knows.
First of all, before you apply any makeup
at all, you need to moisturize your face
and make sure it's really well prepped
otherwise your makeup is going to look so heavy.
Second of all, your skin can either
have three undertones, yellow, pink, or neutral.
And you can check this by looking
at the veins on your wrist.
I can't remember what colors are which, but you
can just Google it. Obviously damp your Beauty Blender.
Using a yellow tone concealer is really
going to help brighten your under eyes.
If you want that really bright, highlighted awake look,
you want to use a yellow tone concealer.
It's basically just color theory that I don't have
enough time to explain, but just trust me.
Also, another thing with the Beauty Blender, you always
want to pat in the product like this,
you never want to drag the product at all.
And lastly, after you've set your face with powder, whatever
you do, do not go in with any more liquids
or make the powder move around and separate,
and it just does not go.
I hope this helped."
Okay, let me just go step by step here because there
were some really good points made and one which is dodgy
but we'll get into it. I absolutely... it is so true,
when you are a makeup artist
or anything, take your profession, right,
and then imagine trying to explain it to someone.
So let's say, like, you're a makeup
artist and you're explaining eyeshadow, right?
You might be like, yeah, just take it through the
socket and blend it and just go like this.
And it will blend.
But some things that may be basic to you, that aren't
to everyone else is... even if you're not a professional, even if
you're just good at makeup. Where you're holding the brush,
are you holding it here or here makes a difference.
What angle are you coming in at?
You know, all these things, how
far are you taking it in?
All these things that are common sense and that
you kind of like naturally do, like riding a
bike, you know, that you naturally do when you're doing your
job aren't common sense to everyone else.
So it's great if you're trying to teach someone
or explain something to go that little bit deeper in.
Prepping, the skin is absolutely
100% crucial to makeup.
And we've seen it be done wrong a lot online.
It isn't that it's going to look heavy, you know,
that depends on your application in terms
of how much product you use.
If you don't prep your skin and use a light
concealer, of course it's not going to look heavy.
You're going to see texture more,
the foundation isn't going to have
a nice surface to sit on.
So you prep your skin according to your skin type.
And when you're doing your skincare for
makeup, which I consider completely different from your
normal skincare routine, you prep literal to your
skin type, in my opinion.
So, for example, in the evening, although I may use
more hydrating ingredients on my skin as an oily person,
I wouldn't dared do that before my makeup because, you know, my
makeup isn't going to last a long time.
In terms of really well prepped, I think welll, how
well it's done is like what I said.
It doesn't mean use loads of product,
because actually using excessive product can make
your foundation come off quicker.
Yellow undertone under the eye.
Now, this is, this is... a little bit wrong,
but also right at the same time.
If we look at a color wheel and we want
to cover what we consider like a bluey tone under
the eye, we go ahead and take what's opposite, right?
And that will be your more red orangey
tones because they cancel each other out.
And when we look under the eye, we
think of more, when we see dark circles
it's considered a blue undertone.
Basic, basic... basically.
But you can get loads of color correctors.
I have a color correcting palette that has, like... [Counting]
Loads of different shades in that you could possibly use under
the eyes for all different skin tones, for all different
skin types, for all different tones of darkness under eye,
you can adapt it and change it.
However, not everyone is that bluey tone under the eye.
Sometimes you can be red and you're trying
to cover your under eyes with color correctors.
But I've seen people with more of a reddy pinky
tone under the eye, so that could be right.
There seems to be this thing in makeup
at the moment where everyone is just flat
out using a yellow undertone or whatever.
And that's not always the case.
Look at what you're trying to cover.
What tone is it?
Because if you're using a yellow tone on top of something that's
too blue, it can look a little bit of a weird color.
And can almost give the impression of looking a
little bit ashy and a little bit grey, basically.
It doesn't physically make grey, but it
can give the appearance of looking grey.
Oh, and then if you do want a brighter under eye than
absolutely then go on top of your
color correction with the yellow.
"Please stop applying liquid highlighter like this.
People always ask why their liquid highlight doesn't work
for them, why it goes flaky cakey and patchy.
And it's because you are applying
it directly onto your base.
Look, you can see it right there where I placed it.
My perfect way to apply it that I found
is apply it onto your hand like this.
Use the bulm of a damp beauty sponge to
pick them up and then top of the excess
and press and massage it into the skin.
And it's just going to melt in, like butter.
And you're going to get a glass skin finish.
I apply it absolutely everywhere, and it's going to make
you look like you just have your skincare on.
It is stunning.
So this patchy side to this stunning glowy side.
If you struggle with liquid highlighter
try this and thank me later."
Oh, my God, I...
For one second, I thought she was going to just do this.
I was like, ah, Tik Tok. But that looked stunning.
That looks so beautiful.
I don't mind...
I would never take the applicator and put on my face.
I don't mind it put in the back
of my hand and then tapping it on.
And I think it's more of the bounce
and the application you get from it.
But that looks beautiful
with that Beauty Blender.
It really did, did look like skin.
And again, I think it's that application, that
roll you can almost get. When you apply
it directly to the face with a finger
you do have to work a little
bit quicker because, I totally agree,
like she said, it looks kind of like...
you get the skin texture involved and it kind of can look
a little bit like oh, you can see everything.
I'm going to have to try that,
that looks really, really, really nice.
Oh, my heart.
I thought she was going to be like, do this.
Honestly, I have a trust issue with Tik Tok.
Okay, well, that was all for today. Like I said
go ahead, tag me over on Instagram, TikTok.
You can find the usernames of all
the creators featured in this video below.
I usually, I just have them on the screen with their
TikTok but they weren't very easy to see so I
started putting them below for you as well.
So you can go ahead and check out their profiles.
Thank you so much again for joining me
and I'll see you very, very soon. Bye.